The sound of his footsteps was as if he was stepping on her heart, making her heart seize. Panic and fear welled up in her.
Lyra subconsciously retreated, her lips trembling and unable to make a sound.
Julien's eyes were full of disgust when he saw this." You can't answer that, can't you? That's because you don't live in Twinriver District, you've never had a dog before, and you don't have a stepmother and sister either. Can you still say with a straight face that you're Maple Leaf? "
Thump!
Lyra slumped to the ground, her eyes glazed over.
When Julien saw her like this, he knew that she could no longer hide it. She admitted it.
"Lyra!" Mrs. Madden hurriedly went forward and hugged Lyra, shaking her shoulders. "Lyra, what's wrong with you?"
Lyra's lips moved as if wanting to say something, but nothing could come out.
Mrs. Madden had no choice but to ask Julien. "Julien, what exactly are you and Lyra talking about? What do you mean by impersonating Sydney? Who’s Maple Leaf? I don’t understand a word of what you're saying."
Julien did not look at her. His eyes stared at Lyra with a sneer and he replied, "Your daughter posed as the person I love. She enjoyed six years of treatment she never deserved."
"What? You don't love Lyra?" Mrs. Madden raised her voice.
Julien snorted coldly. "I've never loved her. The person I loved was Sydney all along. Sydney was my pen pal, but she impersonated Sydney to stand by my side. Otherwise, why did you think I suddenly said I loved her six years ago despite having never met her before?"
"That's..." Mrs. Madden was stunned.
Yes. Six years ago, because their statuses were unequal, these two children had never met each other before.
No, more accurately, Julien had never met Lyra, but Lyra saw Julien before. After all, Julien was exceptional. Every girl in the circle liked him.
However, six years ago, Julien suddenly appeared at the Madden family's doorstep one day and said that he wanted to be with Lyra. Mrs. Madden found it strange back then. Why did Julien, who had never met Lyra before, say that he was in love with Lyra? Furthermore, his eyes were extraordinarily affectionate.
At that time, she did not think much of it and only thought that Julien fell in love with Lyra at first sight.
Furthermore, he was young, so maybe his love burned a little brighter than normal.
However, she never thought that this love was something that Lyra stole from another person.
At that thought, Mrs. Madden's eyes when she glanced at Lyra turned a little odd.
Lyra averted her gaze in guilt and stood up to grab Julien's arm. She sobbed. "I'm sorry, Julien. I know I was wrong. I really do. I shouldn't have pretended to be Sydney, but I couldn't help it. It's because I love you..."
Lyra knew that there was no way to deny the fact that she impersonated Sydney.
The most urgent task now was to admit her mistake sincerely and get Julien's forgiveness.
That way, she would still have a chance!
"You love me?" Julien laughed coldly.
He pinched Lyra's chin hard and lifted it. "You love me, so you impersonated Sydney and seized her identity. According to what you said, can everyone do the same thing you did when they take a fancy to something that belongs to another person? How the hell does that make sense?"
Julien put even more force into his fingers as he spoke.
Lyra cried out in pain, her tears falling in large droplets.
Julien looked at her tears and felt his heart tighten.
However, he knew that he was not feeling sorry for her. It was the same situation as in the restaurant before.
However, this time, even if the pain killed him, he would not tolerate her any further.
Julien swatted away Lyra's chin, pulled out a handkerchief from the chest pocket of his suit, and wiped his fingers, making no secret of the disgust on his face.
After wiping, he no longer wanted the handkerchief and simply threw it away.
"Lyra Madden, I'll put the engagement cancellation on the agenda as soon as possible. As for you impersonating Sydney and deceiving my feelings for six years, I won't let you off that easily either. You better watch yourself."
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